The weather today brings a continuation of the intense cold front sweeping across the Western, Northern Cape and Free State.
Widespread Yellow warnings span from damaging waves and coastal winds to interior gusts and disruptive rainfall. Inland provinces remain mostly mild, though breezy conditions persist.
Weather warnings and advisories for Thursday, 26 June 2025
- Impact-Based Warnings:
- Yellow Level 4: Damaging waves expected between Alexander Bay and Plettenberg Bay—risk to infrastructure and beachfront activities.
- Yellow Level 2: Damaging coastal winds likely from Port Edward to Cape Vidal, and Cape Agulhas to East London.
- Yellow Level 2: Damaging waves from Plettenberg Bay to East London—similar coastal risks.
- Yellow Level 2: Interior winds in Free State, SE Northern Cape, NW KwaZulu‑Natal, and Eastern Cape coast—problematic for high‑sided vehicles and transport.
- Yellow Level 2: Disruptive morning rainfall in Cederberg, Cape Town, Cape Winelands, and Overberg—flood and road risk.
- Yellow Level 1: Isolated snow over Senqu and Elundini municipalities—icy roads and localized livestock risk.
- Fire Danger Warnings:
- Extreme fire danger in Dr Pixley ka Seme (Mpumalanga), Ba-Phalaborwa and Maruleng (Limpopo).
- Advisories:
- Cold front continues through Friday—expect very cold, wet, windy conditions with rain, strong winds, rough seas, and light snowfall on high ground.
Cape Town, Durban and JHB forecast: Thursday, 26 June 2025
Cape Town weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 / 11 | Light Rain | 25 | 18 |
Durban weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 / 16 | Sunny | 15 | 18 |
Johannesburg weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 / 4 | Sunny | 5 | 24 |
What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast
- Gauteng
- Pretoria: Fine and windy, 7/21 °C
- Johannesburg: Fine and windy, 4/20 °C
- Vereeniging: Partly cloudy and windy, 3/18 °C
- Mpumalanga
- Mbombela: Fine, 7/26 °C
- Limpopo
- Polokwane: Fine, 11/24 °C
- North West
- Mahikeng: Partly cloudy and windy, 10/17 °C
- Vryburg: Partly cloudy and windy, 9/14 °C
- Free State
- Bloemfontein: Partly cloudy, windy with isolated showers/thundershowers, 8/12 °C
- Northern Cape
- Kimberley: Partly cloudy and windy with isolated showers/thundershowers, 9/12 °C
- Upington: Partly cloudy and windy, 7/12 °C
- Western Cape
- Cape Town: Cloudy with widespread morning showers clearing in afternoon; wind fresh–strong SW; 11/13 °C
- George: Partly cloudy, windy turning to scattered afternoon rain; 11/14 °C
- Eastern Cape
- Gqeberha: Cloudy with scattered afternoon showers; wind moderate–fresh NW strengthening to gale west; 15/19 °C
- East London: Cloudy morning and evening, partly cloudy mid‑day; moderate–fresh westerly turning strong; 16/21 °C
- KwaZulu‑Natal
- Durban: Fine becoming partly cloudy, evening showers; wind southerly; 16/30 °C
- Richards Bay: Fine turning partly cloudy, evening showers; wind NE to SWE; 16/30 °C
- Pietermaritzburg: Fine becoming partly cloudy by late morning, isolated evening showers; 9/25 °C